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of or related to sound or hearing - "The microphone converts acoustic waves to electricalsignals for transmission." acoustic a song or poem which narrates - "a medieval ballad about a knight and a lady." ballad one who sings, plays, or performs in public, esp. in a street, park, etc., for tips orcontributions - "The neighbourhood has dozens of coffee shops and almost as many street buskers."busker
something that is nerve-racking is difficult to do and causes a lot of worry for the personinvolved in it - "My wedding was the most nerve-racking thing I've ever experienced." nerve-racking making you feel calm - "I put on some nice soothing music."soothing
expressing deep feelings, often sadness - "The dog looked at me with its big, soulful,brown eyes." soulful associated with a specific generation or with the relationship between differentgenerations - "The legalization of abort is an issue that causes much generational
conflict."generational to make something so that all its elements or characteristics are uniform or very similar -"TV has homogenised the culture and language of big parts of the globe." to homogenise (of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change - "Such ingrained prejudicescannot be corrected easily." ingrained a degenerative illness is one in which the body or a part of the body gradually stopsworking - "a degenerative disease/condition." degenerative a medical condition that affects especially old people, causing the memory and othermental abilities to gradually become worse, and leading to confused behaviour - "The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease."dementia
a state of extreme happiness or excitement - "There's a sense of elation at havingcompleted a race of such length." elation a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing loss of theability to move particular parts of the body - "She suffered a stroke that left her unable to speak."stroke
an injury in which the ends of two connected bones separate - "dislocation of theankle/knee/wrist/shoulder" dislocation
afresh a torn piece of old cloth - "I keep these rags for cleaning the car." rag help and comfort when you are feeling sad or worried - "When his wife left him, he foundsolace in the bottle (= drank alcohol)." solacegreat trouble, difficulty or mental pain - "When he decided to open his own restaurant, he had to face the trials and tribulations of running a business."tribulation
of a group of people) having strong relationships with each other and taking a close,friendly interest in each other's activities and problems - "the close-knit community of a small village"close-knit
very fixed and strong; difficult to change or to destroy - "The custom of sending agreeting in a card had become a deep-rooted tradition." deep-rooted self-evident or obvious without requiring any proof - "She has clear-cut evidence that thecompany cheated her." clear-cut to think about something in order to arrive at a decisionreasoning
having a wish to help or be of benefit to others, even when this is to your own detriment -"I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are altruistic - she's probably
looking for publicity."altruistic to grow or develop healthily - "Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around1750." to flourish to move from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use - "The childrenhad been living on the streets, foraging for scraps." to forage an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal - "A hawk hovered in the airbefore swooping on its prey." prey not easy to find or get - "Food and clean water were becoming scarce."scarce
better than anybody or anything else - "His knowledge of the subject is unsurpassed." unsurpassed
freshwater bath because of the incrustation of the body from the briny water."salt water has much salt in it - "The bathing is invigorating; it must be followed by a briny
the opposition of gross incompetence."anxious to fight or argue - "The prime minister was in a combative mood, twice accusing combative to talk about something with sb so that a decision is made about what to do -"I want to
to make to disappear or waste away gradually - "The heat slowly dissipates into theatmosphere." to dissipate excruciatingpainful - "a painful ache in the lower back"
gruelling EXTREMELY TIRING AND DIFFICULT, and needing much effort and endurance - "Juniordoctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week.
a state in which somebody is almost unconscious and their thoughts are not clear - "Hewas lying under the table in a drunken stupor." stupor to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat - "I'm afraid I succumbedto temptation and had a piece of cheesecake." to succumb to push suddenly and strongly - "She thrust the money into his hand." to thrust not surprised or worried - "She seems unfazed by her sudden success and fame."unfazed
to make large twisting movements with the body - "The pain was so unbearable that hewas writhing in agony." to writhe
unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm - "He became increasingly despondent whenshe failed to return his phone calls." despondent extremely angry - "He was livid when he found out."livid
behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, that is slightly bad but is not intended tocause serious harm or damage - "She has a mischievous sense of humour." mischievous not spoiled or made weaker by the addition of other substances; pure - "People injectingdrugs can never be sure that they're using unadulterated substances." unadulterated to keep something from view or knowledge about - "I tried to hide my surprise when shetold me her age." hide the event of managing to see something or someone only for a very short time - "I onlycaught a glimpse of the getaway car driver, but I know I can recognize her if I saw her again." glimpse rapport - a good understanding of somebody and an ability to communicate well withthem "We'd worked together for years and developed a good rapport." rapport able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality "She
distressed sad or anxious - "She was terribly distressed by news of his death". upset or disturbed, esp about something - "The troubled company will sell itsloss-making sectors". an informed estimate or guess in which judgment with an element of knowledge isutilized and so is more likely to be correct - "Let me attempt an educated guess as to some of the reasons he may raise". educated guess invaluable - "The new job will provide you with invaluable experience."extremely useful
to search a place or thing very carefully in order to try to find something - "The police arescouring the area for the missing child." to scour if a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future - "The economic outlook isbleak." bleak idyllic place or experience is very nice, lovely, or serene - "an idyllic childhood/summer."idyllic
lusha place has much green, healthy plants, grass, and trees - "She looked around at the lush hills."lush
existing only in small quantities or numbers and often covering a wide area - "Vegetationbecomes sparse higher up the mountains."
sparse vista NOUN A view, especially a beautiful view from a high position- "After a hard climb,we were rewarded by a picture-postcard vista of rolling hills under a deep blue summer sky. a statement which describes smth in a way that makes it seem less important, serious,bad etc. than it really is, or the act of making such statements - "To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement-it caused panic." understatement a small, thin line of cloud/smoke/steam - "A blue wisp of cigarette smoke curled in theair." wisp the areas that form the edge of a town or city - "The factory is in the outskirts of NewDelhi." the outskirts creating a special feeling, especially a mysterious or romantic feeling - "I quite like fogbecause it's atmospheric." atmospheric not clear - "The basic facts of the story are starting to emerge though the details are stillfuzzy." fuzzy feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behaviour - "She was giddy withexcitement." giddyto stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable - "The television's
having a thick, sticky consistency and not flowing easily - "Pools of viscous liquid startedto spread across the floor." viscous
